AP World History Islam Flashcards

11462376319	Islam	the religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life	0
11462376320	Muslim	a believer or follower of Islam	1
11462376321	Arab	ethnic group that dominates the Middle East and northern Africa; doesn't necessarily follow Islam	2
11462376322	Mecca	the holiest city of Islam; Muhammad's birthplace	3
11462376323	Medina	the second holiest city; where Muhammad lived after fleeing Mecca	4
11462376324	Koran	the holy text of Islam	5
11462376325	House of Wisdom	Combination library, academy, and translation center in Baghdad established in the 800s	6
11462376326	Muhammad	Islam's prophet; the man who heard the words of Allah	7
11462376327	Gabriel	According to Muslims, was an angel who told Muhammed he was a messenger of Allah	8
11462376328	Five pillars of Islam	Declaration of faith, 5 prayers, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage to Mecca once in a life	9
11462376329	Mosque	A Muslim place of worship	10
11462376330	Conquest of Spain	711-788; Umayyad took over Spain	11
11462376331	Caliph	Successor to Muhammad	12
11462376332	Umayyad Caliphate	661-750 CE; First hereditary dynasty of Muslim caliphs	13
11462376333	Abbasid Caliphate	750-1258 CE	14
11462376334	Byzantine Caliphate	Eastern Rome; broke off when Rome began to fall; 476 AD; syncretism from Greece, Christianity, Persians, Romans, and more	15
11462376335	Justinian	Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians	16
11462376336	Justinian's Code	An organized collection and explanation of roman laws for use by the byzantine empire	17
11462376337	Belisarius	General of Justinian I who led the Byzantine forces to defeat the Vandals and the Ostrogoths	18
11462376338	Damascus, Syria	Capital of Umayyad Dynasty; Highly centralized rule	19
11462376339	Monotheisum	the belief that there is only one God	20
11462376340	Allah	the Islamic God	21
11462376341	Cave of Hira	Where Mohammad first received revelations from Gabriel; beginning in 610	22
11462376342	Hijrah	Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina	23
11462376343	Suras	chapters of the Qur'an	24
11462376344	Arabic	Language in which the Qur'an is written; used by muslims	25
11462376345	Minarets	towers attached to the outside of a mosque, from where a crier calls Muslims to worship	26
11462376346	Ramadan	(Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan	27
11462376347	Hajj	A pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslims; 5 pillars of faith	28
11462376348	Dar Al-Islam	the empire of Islam that grew between 7th and 10th centuries; house of Islam	29
11462376349	Sharia	Islamic law; a combination of the Quran and the Hadith	30
11462376350	Great Wall of China	protection, trade, transportation; made by slaves	31
11462376351	Great Buddhas	southern China; face of nirvana; the religion was originally treated well but then they question the emperors authority and he mistreats them	32
11462376352	Colosseum	Rome; gladiatorial combat and theater; free in order to keep the people happy; Christians ended it	33
11462376353	Roman Aquaducts	France; served the needs of the people;brought water to and away from a city	34
11462376354	Altar of Peace	Augustus; participate gives more power to the emperor	35
11462376355	Arch of Septimius Severus	Rome; memorialize battle losses; foreigner gained a high rank in Roman government	36
11462376356	Dome of the Rock	Jerusalem; Muhammad heard Allah's words; pair, school, hospital	37
11462376357	Qu'ran (Koran)	"to recite"; more people became literate	38
11462376358	Mud Mosque	West Africa; biggest mud building in the world; Muhammad was a merchant	39
11462376359	Hagia Sofia (Church of Wisdom)	Islamic-minarets; Roman-domes; Christian-crosses inside; mosque because Turks conquered it	40